_Though his body were broken to pieces, though his bones on the
shore were bleaching,_
_I would find my way to rejoin him, after gathering up the bones._[9]
[Footnote 9:
Mi wa kuda kuda ni
Honé we isobé ni
Sarasoto mama yo
Hiroi atsumété
Sôté misho.
The only song of this form in the collection. The use of the verb _soi_
implies union as husband and wife.]